- November 16, 2009
With about 10 per cent of the Maltese population suffering from diabetes, Malta has the highest incidence in the EU…
The only people in the EU who come anywhere close are the Greeks (7.6 per cent), the Italians (7.4 per cent), the Portuguese (6.4 per cent), the Cypriots (6.3 per cent), the Bulgarians (6.2 per cent), the Spanish (six per cent) and the Romanians (5.1 per cent). The rest of the EU member states have rates ranging between two and four per cent.
[Story at Malta Independent Online:
Malta has highest rate of diabetes in the EU.]
- November 9, 2009
November is American Diabetes Month®--a time to shine a spotlight on a serious disease that leads to potentially life-threatening complications.
[Story at ADA website:
American Diabetes Month.]
- November 4, 2009
The FDA has expanded the indication and prescribing language for the
type 2 diabetes drug
Byetta, extending its approval to use as monotherapy for glycemic control in adults.
The updated warning label includes a pancreatitis caution and an expansion of an existing warning for patients with renal impairment.
[Story at Medical News:
FDA Okays Diabetes Drug for First-Line Use, Adds Warning.]
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